Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Lyon above the line, Nice below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
Show
LyonNicesolid = xG20 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Lyon
Nice
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Lyon or Nice got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 3 of 3 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Lyon has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Lyon's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
21.9%
Progression
51.5%
Chance creation
26.0%
Attacking transition
0.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Lyon spends most of its time on the ball (52% of its time on the ball).
Nice
The question
When Nice has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Nice's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
30.9%
Progression
36.0%
Chance creation
31.2%
Attacking transition
2.0%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Nice spends most of its time on the ball (36% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. Lines are this match's passes between two players, thicker for more.
Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed). Eight families per team — click any map to open it wide, then filter by channel or third, from one to another (or click a cell of the flow grids), by outcome, half, minute and passer. Channels: right wing, right half-space, centre, left half-space, left wing.
From channel
To channel
From third
To third
Outcome · half
Minutes
Channel to channel · click a cell
Third to third · click a cell
Touch Density
Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.
Lyon — 665 touches
Nice — 693 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Lyon
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Lyon actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
503
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
91
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right half-space of the middle third (13.3% of all actions). 64% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 36% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 23% defensive, 52% middle, 25% attacking.
Nice
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Nice actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
555
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
119
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (11.6% of all actions). 52% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 48% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 33% defensive, 40% middle, 28% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Lyon leaned on their right (46%); Nice leaned on their right (44%).
Lyon
L
33%20%46%
R
Nice
L
31%25%44%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Lyon — 57 entries, 35% through the right wing
Nice — 45 entries, 38% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Lyon
The football question
How does Lyon progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
112build-up passes attempted
73%completed
22%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
36CB · 44%
5Long Wide · 6%
1Long Central · 1%
35Wide → FB · 43%
5Central · 6%
CB36 · 44%
Long Wide5 · 6%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB35 · 43%
Central5 · 6%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Lyon build predominantly down the right, with Descamps as the fulcrum (22 build-up passes). Only 23% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (13×).
Nice
The football question
How does Nice progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
188build-up passes attempted
88%completed
24%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third
Pass types
65CB · 39%
13Long Wide · 8%
70Wide → FB · 42%
18Central · 11%
CB65 · 39%
Long Wide13 · 8%
Wide → FB70 · 42%
Central18 · 11%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Nice build predominantly down the left, with Diouf as the fulcrum (38 build-up passes). Only 24% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LW def (16×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Lyon
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 36 progressive passes across 1 match (36.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
39%
Right half-space
11%
Central
11%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
31%
Progression is right-dominant: 50% right side · 11% central · 39% left.
Who generates it
Zachary Athekame
11 · 31%
Julien Duranville
5 · 14%
Abner Vinícius
5 · 14%
Kaïl Boudache
4 · 11%
Rémy Descamps
4 · 11%
Top two — Zachary Athekame & Julien Duranville — account for 44% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
36.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
19% reach final third
17% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 81% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.19% of progressive passes reached the final third and 17% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 44% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Nice
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 46 progressive passes across 1 match (46.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
41%
Right half-space
13%
Central
4%
Left half-space
2%
Left wing
39%
Progression is right-dominant: 54% right side · 4% central · 41% left.
Who generates it
Niels Nkounkou
11 · 24%
Jonathan Clauss
10 · 22%
Mohammed Amoura
9 · 20%
Xavier Mandza
5 · 11%
Mohamed Abdelmonem
4 · 9%
Top two — Niels Nkounkou & Jonathan Clauss — account for 46% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
46.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
22% reach final third
24% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 78% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.22% of progressive passes reached the final third and 24% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 46% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Lyon
The question
Where do Lyon's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
8shots
1.3xG
0.16xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition12% of shots
1
0
0.03
0.03
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.03
0.03
Settled attack88% of shots
7
2
1.24
0.18
Cross
2
1
0.17
0.08
Cut-back
1
0
0.08
0.08
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.17
0.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
1
0.82
0.82
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Kaïl Boudache
3
0.16
0
Zachary Athekame
1
0.12
1
Khalis Merah
1
0.11
0
Abner Vinícius
1
0.04
0
Moussa Niakhaté
1
0.02
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Pavel Sulc
1
0.82
1
Tanner Tessmann
2
0.15
1
Mads Bidstrup
1
0.11
0
Noah Nartey
1
0.08
0
Moussa Niakhaté
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Lyon's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.2 of 1.3 xG, 7 of 8 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 1 of the 8 shots (12%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 8 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.3 xG (+0.7).
Nice
The question
Where do Nice's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
12shots
1.1xG
0.09xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition25% of shots
3
0
0.25
0.08
Pass into the box / short pass
1
0
0.12
0.12
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.12
0.06
Settled attack58% of shots
7
1
0.75
0.11
Cross
3
1
0.58
0.19
Pass into the box / short pass
4
0
0.17
0.04
Set piece17% of shots
2
0
0.08
0.04
Corner
2
0
0.08
0.04
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Jonathan Clauss
2
0.37
1
Niels Nkounkou
1
0.29
0
Mohammed Amoura
3
0.12
0
Hicham Boudaoui
1
0.05
0
Mohamed Abdelmonem
1
0.04
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Elye Wahi
3
0.59
1
Mohammed Amoura
1
0.12
0
Gauthier Hein
1
0.08
0
Niels Nkounkou
2
0.08
0
Axel Witsel
1
0.06
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Nice's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.8 of 1.1 xG, 7 of 12 shots), mostly cross. 3 of the 12 shots (25%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 12 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.1 xG (-0.1).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Lyon
The question
How does Lyon deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
12 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (42%), 3 led to a shot (25%). 1 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (100%), 1 led to a shot (100%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Nice
The question
How does Nice deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
25 crosses: 9 found a team-mate (36%), 3 led to a shot (12%). 5 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Lyon
The question
Which part of the final third does Lyon actually cross from?
12 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 25% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
3
25%
1
advanced · left wing
3
25%
0
byline · right wing
3
25%
1
byline · left wing
2
17%
1
deep · left wing
1
8%
0
Nice
The question
Which part of the final third does Nice actually cross from?
25 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 36% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
9
36%
2
advanced · left wing
4
16%
0
byline · right wing
4
16%
0
byline · left wing
4
16%
1
deep · left wing
3
12%
0
byline · left half-space
1
4%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+1.91Lyon on-ball value
+1.29Nice on-ball value
LyonNiceEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Lyon — where the value came from
Passes503 actions+0.45
Carries91 actions+0.03
Dribbles16 actions+0.63
Shots8 actions+0.46
Ball wins60 actions+0.33
Nice — where the value came from
Passes555 actions+0.61
Carries119 actions-0.35
Dribbles19 actions-0.01
Shots12 actions+0.55
Ball wins64 actions+0.49
Lyon — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Pavel Sulc
29
+0.548
Tanner Tessmann
62
+0.317
Zachary Athekame
77
+0.215
Julien Duranville
38
+0.132
Rémy Descamps
47
+0.118
Felix Bacher (lowest)
4
-0.002
Nice — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Niels Nkounkou
77
+0.387
Mohammed Amoura
60
+0.285
Jonathan Clauss
95
+0.233
Elye Wahi
25
+0.202
Hicham Boudaoui
69
+0.155
Gauthier Hein (lowest)
57
-0.170
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Lyon
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
22
Failed forward pass
20
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
30
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 40% of 15 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 27% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Nice
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
47
Failed forward pass
27
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
22
Their weakest zone is the left half-space in the attacking third: 50% of 18 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 49% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 155 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
15%
Middle third
32%
Own third
53%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 15% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 32% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
Nice
Not just press intensity, but where the 137 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
13%
Middle third
28%
Own third
59%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 13% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 28% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Lyon
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Lyon win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 31 opposition possessions that Lyon ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Lyon step in. Lyon win it after 4.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 8.8 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
5.7passes
median 4 · before Lyon win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
16sec
median 10s · 31.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
29%
29%
19%
23%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.5
8s
15–30′
4.6
10s
30–45+′
3.4
10s
45–60′
9.3
38s
60–75′
6.4
16s
75–90+′
12.7
41s
average passesaverage seconds
Nice
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Nice win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 32 opposition possessions that Nice ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Nice step in. Nice win it after 12.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.5 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
6.1passes
median 4 · before Nice win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
18sec
median 12s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
38%
31%
19%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
too few
15–30′
13.6
41s
30–45+′
4.0
10s
45–60′
4.0
14s
60–75′
5.0
20s
75–90+′
3.1
8s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Lyon — 155 actions, 130 won
Nice — 137 actions, 105 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Lyon — 97 wins · 8% in the final third, 30% midfield, 62% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Kaïl Boudache
ball-recovery
16′
91
Keito Nakamura
tackle
69′
91
Kaïl Boudache
interception
16′
85
Kaïl Boudache
ball-recovery
26′
75
Kaïl Boudache
ball-recovery
23′
72
Nice — 87 wins · 7% in the final third, 21% midfield, 72% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Hicham Boudaoui
ball-recovery
71′
92
Jonathan Clauss
ball-recovery
59′
75
Jonathan Clauss
interception
59′
71
Mohammed Amoura
ball-recovery
71′
71
Youssouf Ndayishimiye
ball-recovery
83′
67
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Lyon
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Lyon? 46 opponent progressive passes and 12 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Lyon)
Right wing
45%
Right half-space
10%
Central
4%
Left half-space
4%
Left wing
38%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (45% of the danger conceded).
Nice
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Nice? 36 opponent progressive passes and 8 shots faced (1.3 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Nice)
Right wing
42%
Right half-space
6%
Central
16%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
27%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (42% of the danger conceded).
Context
Shape and tactics
How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.
How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next. The numbers use every pass, carry and take-on and follow each possession in order; the one-line verdict compares the passing with the league. Tap ? for what a number means.
Lyon
Build-up (own third)
safer, narrow, central, less recycling
right 30% · centre 50% · left 20% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.137
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+13.1 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.18%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.22%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.6 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).48% of 50
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.56%
Progression (middle third)
safer, slower, playing short
right 38% · centre 32% · left 30% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.311
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.10%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).53% of 55
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.40%
Final third
safer, circulating, playing short
right 47% · centre 14% · left 40% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.162
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.-0.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.13%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.6%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).19% of 36
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.58%
Nice
Build-up (own third)
safer, touchline to touchline, played in the channels
right 29% · centre 38% · left 33% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.223
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+7.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.15%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.15%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.0 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).70% of 54
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.33%
Progression (middle third)
safer, longer passing, touchline to touchline
right 44% · centre 25% · left 31% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.272
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.7 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.14%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).50% of 64
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.48%
Final third
safer, trying to break lines, right-sided
right 54% · centre 14% · left 32% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.198
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.6 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.10%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.6 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).27% of 41
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Lyon
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Final-third entries57vs 40
Threat from passing3.62vs 5.11
Defensive actions155vs 142
Progressive carries46vs 60
PPDA5.7vs 7.2
Nice
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Expected goals1.08vs 0.86
Threat from passing6.65vs 4.97
Defensive actions137vs 150
Pass accuracy83%vs 85%
PPDA6.8vs 5.7
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Lyon
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
12%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
50%
Safe / backward
37%
14% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 86% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Nice
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
11%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
37%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Lyon: 1 corner, 0 led to a shot; Nice: 9 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Lyon
1Corners
0Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Nice
9Corners
2Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.08Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Lyon
Nice
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
